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This independent review into how the UK responds to humanitarian emergencies was commissioned by the Secretary of State for International Development and led by Lord Paddy Ashdown. It was asked to...
The cluster approach was introduced as part of humanitarian reform in 2005. Itseeks to make humanitarian assistance more effective by introducing a systemof sectoral coordination with designated...
The first edition of this field guide was published in 2009 and has been used by a broad spectrum of humanitarian and development organisations seeking practical and low cost ways to exploit...
This Network Paper explores the current and practice of contingency planning in humanitarian organisations. It sets out the key terms and concepts relating to contingency planning, explores the...
In this short paper Pelling builds on some assessment of the ways in which population interacts with urban disaster risk through demographic trends and urban settlement hierarchies.
In recent years, international humanitarian agencies have been adapting theirresponses to emergencies. Many have begun using cash-based initiatives, alongsideor in place of conventional relief...
This document presents an overview of key concepts necessary for understanding the flooding problem, descriptions of appropriate construction materials and techniques as well as a set of stndards...
The œOslo Guidelines? were originally prepared over a period of two years beginning in1992. They were the result of a collaborative effort that culminated in an internationalconference in Oslo,...